Chessington World Of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures combines a theme park and a zoo on a 128-acre site in Chessington, Surrey. Originally Chessington Zoo, it reopened as a theme park in 1987 and now runs roller coasters like Mandrill Mayhem (the UK's first multi-launch family coaster), the long-running Vampire suspended coaster, and Dragon's Fury spinning coaster, alongside habitats for tigers, gorillas and sea lions.
Because the park draws families and school trips rather than hardcore coaster fans, queue times build around the major thrill rides and the newest additions. Use the crowd calendar to avoid peak school-holiday days, and check live wait times early - Mandrill Mayhem and Vampire tend to have the longest queues from late morning onwards.
Chessington World Of Adventures live queue times Flamingo Land
Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire is a theme park and zoo combined, set between Malton and Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors. The coaster line-up is one of the strongest in the north of England: Sik is a ten-inversion looping coaster, Kumali an inverted coaster, Mumbo Jumbo a beyond-vertical drop, Velocity a launched motorbike coaster, and Hero a flying coaster. The zoo side has lions, giraffes, rhinos and the flamingos that give the park its name.
As a day out that draws both coaster fans and families with young children, the park is busiest on fine summer weekends and through the Yorkshire school holidays. Check the live queue times before you set off and use the crowd calendar to pick a quieter day, especially if the big coasters are the reason you are going.
Flamingo Land live queue times 